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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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November is National Native American Heritage Month! Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Parker, a Seneca Indian who worked as the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. President Gerald R.

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Covid-19 and Museum

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As a Historic Interpreter for Telfair Museums, I would lead visitors through the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters on a 45 minute guided tour of antebellum Savannah history discussing politics and urban slavery. When the Museum closed I was expecting the next few weeks to be different. I set up digital lunches.

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37 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Small Nonprofits

Whole Whale

March 7 is National Cereal Day and who doesn’t love a cereal buffet? SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. Over 30 fundraising ideas for spring, from daylight savings time to National Haiku Day. National Haiku Day is April 17. Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7).

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Games Games Games

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Museums have used games to engage visitors for decades. SR: I came to games before I came to museums. My grandmother cheated at Candyland and uno. :) Games, I think, have a nice Venn diagram of overlap between museum lovers. I love thinking we're getting new museum lovers through games. How did you get into museum games?

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. Students make great volunteers! Send out social media blasts.

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[VIDEO] Raise More Money And Improve Donors Relationships Through Personal Branding

Bloomerang

Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. He said, “My God, I want to give you $450,000 to help you expand the program, and I’m going to produce a movie about this.”

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How False Conviction Could Help Science Centers Be More Human

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NISE-NET is probably the single largest investment that the National Science Foundation has made in informal learning, with the intention of spreading knowledge about nano science. If there was a way to engage these deep emotions in the context of science museums, then there is an opportunity to expand our impact. Paul five years ago.

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